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Guitar Chord Progressions

Repeatedly mentioned as creating/employing popular chord progressions:

  • Buck Owens
  • Harlan Howard (three chords and the truth)

Major Scale Notes

Scale I ii iii IV V vi vii VIII
Major C d e F G a b C
do re mi fa so la ti do

Key of C Major:

I = C Tonic (primary)
ii = D Supertonic (secondary)
iii = E Mediant (secondary)
IV = F Sub-Dominant (primary)
V = G Dominant (primary)
vi = A Submediant (secondary)
vii° = B Subtonic or Leading Tone (secondary)

I vi IV V I ( 1-6-4-5-1) (ice cream or Do Wap)
C a F G C

I III V I (1-3-5-1)
C e G C

I III V vii (1-3-5-7)
C e G b

I III V vii IIIm (1-3-5-7-3m)
C e G b em

I vi V I (1-6-5-1)
C a G C

I vi V vii I (1-6-5-7-1)
C a G b C

I IV V ( 1-4-5)
C F G

I IV V I (1-4-5-1)
C F G C

I IV V vii I (1-4-5-7-1)
C F G b C

I IV iv V (1-5-6-4)
C G Am F

II IV V (2-5-1)
Dm G C

I iii vi IV V (1-3-6-4-5)
C em am F G

A Set of Guitar Chord Progressions For Beginners from Bret, near Seattle, WA

2 Chord progressions

I IV (1-4)
C F

I V (1-5)
C G

3 Chord Progressions

I IV V (1-4-5)
C F G

I IV V7 (1-4-5_7th)
C F G7

I iii V (1-3-5)
C Em G

I ii IV (1-2m-4)
C Dm F

ii V I (2m-5-1)
Dm G C

4 Chord Progressions

I IV I V (C-F-C-G)
I IV I V7 (C-F-C-G7)
I V IV V (C-G-F-G)
I IV V I (C-F-G-C)
I IV V IV (C-F-G-F)
I vi V IV (C-Am-G-F)
I vi IV V (C-Am-F-G)
I V vi IV (C-G-Am-F)
I vi ii V (C-Am-Dm-G)
I vi ii V7 (C-Am-Em-G7)
I vi iii IV (C-Am-Em-F)
I iii vi IV (C-Em-Am-F)
IV I IV V (F-C-F-G)
vi IV I V (Am-F-C-G)
I VI IV V (C-A-F-G)
ii V I vi (Dm-G-C-Am)

5 Chord Progressions

I vi ii IV V7 (C-Am-Dm-F-G7)
I vi ii V7 ii (C-Am-Dm-G7-Dm)
I ii iii IV V (C-Dm-Em-F-G)
I ii vi V I (C-Dm-Am-G-C)
I vi ii V I (C-Am-Dm-G-C)
I iii vi V I (C-Em-Am-G-C)

Jazz chord progressions

Jazz music uses 7th and 9th chords. So try the progressions above using 7th and 9th chords if you are into Jazz.

Major Scale Degrees

Scale I ii iii IV V vi vii°
Major Major Minor Minor Major Major Minor Half-Diminished

Minor Scale Degrees

Scale i ii° III iv v VI VII
Minor Minor Half-Diminished Major Minor Minor Major Major

Dm Progression

D C Bb A D
Use with Em (capo 2) or Am (capo 7)

Chord Components: https://dazwatsonmusic.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/0/6/120691504/how_to_play_chords_up_the_whole_neck_of_a_guitar_.pdf

https://www.guitarorb.com/forming-chords-from-scales/

"Basic Guitar Chord Progressions"
"Navigating the Emotional Landscape Through Chord Progressions"

List of chord progressions

Chord Lookup Resources:

Marker No. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Fret No. 1st 3rd 5th 7th 9th 12th
String 1 - e F G A B C#/D♭ E
String 2 - B C D E F#/G♭ G#/A♭ B
String 3 - G G#/A♭ A#/B♭ C D E G
String 4 - D D#/E♭ F G A B D
String 5 - A A#/B♭ C D E F#/G♭ A
String 6 - E F G A B C#/D♭ E
Marker No. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Fret No. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
String 1 - e F F#/G♭ G G#/A♭ A A#/B♭ B C C#/D♭ D D#/E♭ E
String 2 - B C C#/D♭ D D#/E♭ E F F#/G♭ G G#/A♭ A A#/B♭ B
String 3 - G G#/A♭ A A#/B♭ B C C#/D♭ D D#/E♭ E F F#/G♭ G
String 4 - D D#/E♭ E F F#/G♭ G G#/A♭ A A#/B♭ B C C#/D♭ D
String 5 - A A#/B♭ B C C#/D♭ D D#/E♭ E F F#/G♭ G G#/A♭ A
String 6 - E F F#/G♭ G G#/A♭ A A#/B♭ B C C#/D♭ D D#/E♭ E